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SmartEnCity was part of the "Clean Buses in Europe" Conference in Amsterdam
"Clean Buses in Europe" was taking place in the framework of the "Global Mass Transit" event last week from 18.-19. April 2018 in Amsterdam. Dealing with all kind of topics in connection with clean bus technology, it was an important conference in the field of smart urban transport. SmartEnCity was represented through a presentation given by Iben Nielsen, senior project manager for the Lighthouse City Sonderborg.
New videos of SmartEnCity project achievements in Vitoria-Gasteiz and Tartu
Vision - strategy - realisation. SmartEnCity Lighthouse cities Vitoria Gasteiz (Spain) and Tartu (Estonia) have produced two brand new videos featuring their ways towards smart city transformation. Find out about common goals and different approaches by watching the Lighthouse City videos (including Sonderborg, Denmark) here on the SmartEnCity homepage under publications/videos.
Cuban delegation visit to SmartEnCity project in Vitoria Gasteiz
Last month, a Cuban delegation has visited Vitoria Gasteiz with the aim of gaining information about he SmartEnCity project deployment in Coronación District.
Electric Vehicle Rental Point Opened Near the Tartu Bus Station
On 21 March, ELMO Rent and the city of Tartu opened a new electric car rental point next to the Tartu bus station. The goal of the rental point is to further improve access by local residents and visitors to the city to the sharing service for environmentally friendly electric vehicles.
General Assembly, Asenovgrad: Project updates, networking opportunities and wedding dresses
On March 13-15, the SmartEnCity project members gathered in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria for their General Assembly and the SmartEnCity Network Meeting. Project partners from all over Europe met to update each other on e.g. the progress of implementations in the three lighthouse cities Sonderborg, Tartu and Vitoria-Gasteiz.
In memoriam Prof. Rein Ahas
With great sadness, we have to announce that Rein Ahas, 51 (Dec 10, 1966 - Feb 18, 2018), professor of human geography at the University of Tartu, has suddenly passed away.
Learning from the Successful - Follower City event in Brussels
On 26 January 2018, representatives of 40 cities sat around the table at the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) in Brussels with industry representatives and experts to ensure that the ½ billion euro invested by the Commission through the Horizon 2020 programme generates returns.
Basque Government awards SmartENCity Project
With the beginning of 2018, Vitoria Gasteiz’s implementation of SmartEnCity project has been chosen by the Basque Government as one of the “10 flagship projects of 2017” within the regional Research &Development plan “Science, Technology and Innovation Plan Euskadi 2020 (PCTI)”.
New environment-friendly bus service in Tartu. Contract signed with AS GoBus
On 24 January, the City of Tartu concluded a contract with AS GoBus, winner of the bus procurement.
First retrofitting works are about to start in Vitoria-Gasteiz
In a few weeks, the retrofitting works planned within the SmartEnCity project will start in Lighthouse City Vitoria-Gasteiz. The implementation phase of the project in Coronación neighbourhood from Vitoria Gasteiz has begun in past November 2017, with the license request to enable retrofitting works start on Eulogio Serdán street 4 and 8, the first community to join the project as so called“early adopters”.